October 31st, 2016The first thing you do today is checking your email for data from the Probe virus. As expected, the email is already there waiting for you. Here's what information it found that you found to be relevant:
The Center of Art is apparently organizing a new exhibit of some relatively nice art - roughly $10,000 in whole. They've organized for a truck to transport this art from some other location - likely a warehouse or a distant museum. You don't really care about that part. But this truck is scheduled to arrive
early in the morning on November 2nd. It'll be carrying the entire exhibit's worth of art in it. The rest of the information the Probe Virus sent you is some standard employee and logistical workplace stuff - nothing special.
Now you turn you attention to a different moneymaking scheme of yours - a MK4 fuel cell. It's pretty easy doing it since you already have the specifications and blueprint down. So
$170 later, you find yourself with a shiny brand new
"Energ-E" MK4 Fuel Cell. Because of the fact that you can easily swap these MK4s, you've decided to keep track of the cell's fuel by way of percentage. So you should watch that in the future.
Finished with the new fuel cell, you conclude that you want to begin work with more
fun things. Specifically, things that explode, but you really feel that's obvious by the word "fun". First off is more nitroglycerin, but you end up deciding to postpone the nitroglycerin for later since you couldn't decide on a concrete amount. But you don't let this put you down. You turn on your internet browser and search for a viable source of Iron Oxide and Aluminum Powder for more explosive fun. You end up purchasing 5 ml Iron Oxide and 5 ml Aluminum Powder for
$40, and successfully manage creating
10 ml Thermite from this.
Finalizing your explosive work for the day, you spend
$10 on enough diatomaceous earth for the creation of
1 ml Dynamite from your existing
1 ml Nitroglycerin. Don't question why you're measuring your dynamite in milliliters.
And finally, your robot army. You spend some time alone at the university computer labs working on your basic AI project. You feel like you didn't get very far today, but you definitely made some progress! Soon, you'll have a robot army.
Soon.
Before you fall asleep, you realize it was halloween. Huh. You could have done a whole theme for today, but you guess not. Next holiday, maybe.
A truck delivering $10,000 worth of art is scheduled to arrive at the Center of Art on Nov. 2nd.
You got
$36 today working at your part-time job.
You harvested 2 ml of venom, turned it into lasting venom, and sold it for
$60.
Cash: $74
Housing: Trashy Garage
Holdings:
Structures
- Makeshift Data Terminal
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell MK3 w/ Wheels
- Basic Chemistry Equipment (Flasks, Tubing, Beakers, Safety Equipment, Bunsen Burner, Measuring Equipment, Droppers etc.)
- - Peltier Heat Pump (Cooling Device)
- Makeshift Terrarium [2 Deadly Scorpions]
- Roach Trap [Feeding 2/3 scorpions]
Tools & Equipment
- Cheap Welder
- Handheld Drill
- Shovel
- Glass Cutter
- Stinger-resistant Gloves
- Protective Work Gear - Boots, Gloves, Painter's Equipment, Goggles, Respirator
- Basic Chemicals (Used for experiments; doesn't require replenishment)
Miscellaneous Creations
- "Energ-E" MK4 Fuel Cell [100%]
- Aerial Remote-Controlled Drone & Controller
- Laser Impact Triangulation Device
- Remote-Controlled Robot & Controller
- Microwave Area Jammer
- Battery-less Buggy
- 6 ml Powdered Venom
Items and Materials
- 10 ml Thermite
- 1 ml Dynamite
- 1x Scrap Metal
- 2x Electronics
- 1x Scrap Electronics
- 1x Plumbing Parts
- 1x Gas-filled Fire Extinguisher
- 2x Regular Computer Parts
- 5x Old Phone
Weapons
- Shock Baton
- 1x Glock 20
Ammunition
- 1x 10mm Magazine - 17/17
- 1x 10mm Magazine - 11/17
Miscellaneous Items
- Fake University Scientist ID
- Fake Military Scientist ID
- Fake Government Scientist ID
Makeshift Terrarrium
Scorpions
- [F] Nineteen (Fed by Roach Trap) ("Pregnant" until Nov. 5th, 2016) [Maze Navigation] [Stingerpainting]
- [M] Eighty-four (Fed by Roach Trap) [Maze Navigation] [Stingerpainting]
Speed: Okay
Hardware
Core - Regular/Basic
Memory - 8gb
Display - 14-inch CRT Display
Extras
- 3x USB 3.1 Type-C ports
- Basic Internet Connection
Software
- Data Entry
- Programming/Script Creator
- Internet Browser
- Packed Probe Virus
- Evan Williams, University Researcher(?)
- Modern Art Dealer
- Probe Virus: A basic computer virus sent over email to its target. It doesn't spread to other computers of its own accord, but is very stealthy at gathering information and sending it back to its owner.
- Aerial Remote-Controlled Drone: A small-ish remote-controlled aerial drone. Is extremely maneuverable and quick with a grabber-arm that can grab most small objects, putting them into the drone's container bin, or the arm can perform very limited manipulation of the surrounding environment. Has a small open-air storage bin on the top that's shallow and is 1 1/2" long+wide. A camera on the front transmits a video feed to its controller. Uses MK4 "Energ-E" Cells to power itself. Has a range of 10 miles. Lasts a week on a MK4 "Energ-E" Cell.
- Laser Impact Triangulation Device: A handheld device that can detect the exact position of impacts on surfaces with extreme accuracy up to a mile away. Used for tasks such as determining the location of a person or vehicle on a surface. Utilizes a small display located on the device to display data. Has a range of up to a mile. Extremely unwieldy due to power source. Powered for a week by a MK4 "Energ-E" Fuel Cell.
- Remote-Controlled Robot - A small remote-controlled wheeled vehicle powered by a "Energ-E" MK4 cell, and its accompanying controller. Extremely maneuverable and can navigate over obstacles its size or smaller, can very quickly make turns, and has a great speed relative to other remote-controlled vehicles. The controller and bot have a range of 10 miles and the bot lasts a week on a single "Energ-E" MK4 Cell.
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell MK4 - "Energ-E" (Patented): A hydrogen fuel cell identical to the MK3 in power output and fuel usage, but takes the form of a small cylinder 3 inches in diameter with a height matching about a foot. Can be easily inserted/removed from objects and hot-swapped in addition to being used like an engine similar to the previous Fuel Cells. Utilizes the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Catalyst. Costs $170 to make.
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell MK3: A hydrogen fuel cell that's very roughly about half a meter in length, height, and width. Lasts a day once fully fueled and can provide a fairly large amount of power - a bit more than is needed to run a regular consumer car. Utilizes the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Catalyst. Costs $170 to make.
- Shock Baton: A police baton intended to double as a melee taser device. Only delivers 10 'charges' when fully charged. Actual shocking component is completely useless.
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell MK2: A hydrogen fuel cell that's very roughly about half a meter in length, height, and width. Lasts a month once fueled. Outputs very little power. Costs $150 to make.
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell Catalyst: A chemical compound that speeds up the electrolysis process in fuel cells. Should increase power output at the cost of fuel usage. Costs $20. (Price is added onto the price to create a fuel cell utilizing catalyst)
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell MK1 - "The Long Count": A very large hydrogen fuel cell that takes in hydrogen and oxygen to output power. Once fueled, can continue running for years. Outputs very little power. Is extremely large. Costs $150 to make.
- Antivenom: Antivenom neutralizing venom that can be made in a lab. Requires 1 ml of Venom and $40 for 2 ml of Antivenom.
- QuadChopper: A Quadcopter with dual knives and a wi-fi camera that can reliabily kill or maim a person. Requires other device to control+see camera feed; Needs wi-fi connection
- Microwave Area Jammer: A jammer that jams wireless functions in the affected area (Effect can be aimed via a satellite dish). Lasts 2 hours on a charge. Only jams 5m in front of dish.
- Buggy: A buggy. Tiny single-person open-ended low-to-the-ground vehicle. Runs two and a half hours on a single charge of its battery. Top speed is 15 mph.
- Medical Chemicals: Theoretical combination of chemicals that could increase healing in affected area by 300%. Name needs work.
- SPCAAD Ammonia Grenade: A makeshift ammonia grenade that disperses ammonia on impact via the glass container shattering. Effective blast site measures 28 meters in diameter.
- Powdered Venom: Scorpion venom in powder form that lasts forever without expiration. Poses no threat to organisms and can't naturally turn into liquid form.
- Lasting Venom: Scorpion venom that lasts for 2 weeks while remaining just as potent. Sells for $40/ml. Requires 1 ml of Venom and $10 to make 1 ml of Lasting Venom.
- Handheld Microwave Jammer: A handheld (makeshift) gun that disrupts communications in the area it's pointed at. Can also cook food like a microwave if close enough and you really wanted to cook food. Needs to be plugged in.
- Venom Bullet: A bullet that will 'inject' scorpion venom into the victim. Venom expires after 2 days in the bullet.
- Butane Cannon: A projectile cannon that operates off of butane to propel the projectile roughly 40 meters away.
- Makeshift Data Terminal: A rudimentary terminal that accepts and stores data.
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